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Professor Hanna Reisler of chemistry presents her keynote address at the recent WiSE Research Horizons symposium held in her honor. Photo by Michelle Salzman.

Hanna Reisler Celebrated

April 2, 2013

Speaking at a recent symposium held in her honor, USC Dornsife’s Hanna Reisler recalled the early days of USC’s Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program. At the time, women with tenured or tenure-track… more>

categories: research, faculty research, diversity, faculty diversity

tags: biological sciences, charles mckenna, chemistry, elizabeth garrett, hanna reisler, judith hirsch, leana golubchik, michael quick, women in science and engineering

These two paintings reflecting appreciation for the complexities and similarities of our diverse natural world won second place in the "I Am USC Dornsife" contest for artist Brittany Lala, a neuroscience and biological sciences double major. Photo by Sonya Vanhoof.

Unlimited, Unbounded, Infinite

March 28, 2013

Growing up in Delaware, Rebecca Braun felt like “a lemon tree in a pot several sizes too small” — there was so much she wanted to see and do, but her world somehow seemed narrow. So she chose to attend USC… more>

categories: undergraduate, diversity, awards

tags: brittany lala, contest, i am usc dornsife, john ingram, rebecca braun, student opportunities for academic research, teaching international relations program

Elena Pierpaoli, professor of physics and astronomy in USC Dornsife, and her team generate the most detailed map to date made of cosmic background radiation — the oldest light in the universe. Photo by Roger Snider.

The Dawn of Time

March 25, 2013

The universe is 80 million years older and is expanding more slowly than previously believed, according to new findings that still appear to confirm the standard model of cosmology. The data was gathered by the European Space… more>

categories: faculty research, diversity, faculty diversity

tags: cosmology, elena pierpaoli, european space agency, physics and astronomy

Amy Gross and Christian Ramos, both fourth-grade teachers at Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary School near USC, proudly display abstract shapes they created from paper plates to find the center of mass — just one example of a fun and inexpensive classroom project they can use to engage and inspire their students in STEM subjects. Photos by Susan Bell.

Springboard to Teaching STEM

March 21, 2013

Like divers, 60 teachers, magnet coordinators and principals from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) lifted their arms high over their heads and flexed their knees as if preparing to plunge from imaginary… more>

categories: joint educational project, diversity, community engagement

tags: human and evolutionary biology, jill mcnitt-gray, joint educational project, los angeles unified school district, stem, tammara anderson, usc viterbi school of engineering

Ph.D. candidate in marine environmental biology in USC Dornsife Johanna Holm is collaborating on a digital application based on the children's picture book <em>Flotsam</em>. Here, the team has posted images and notes detailing how the "dynamic book" will evolve. Photo courtesy of the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab.

A Flotsam of Innovation

March 20, 2013

A scientific diver, USC Dornsife’s Johanna Holm, has become a “transmedia storyteller.” The Ph.D. candidate in marine environmental biology is helping transform the award-winning children’s book… more>

categories: graduate research, diversity, graduate diversity

tags: biological sciences, johanna holm, karla heidelberg, marine environmental biology, publication, wrigley marine institute

USC Dornsife undergraduate twins Jazmin (left) and Cynthia Vidana teach children to read through the Joint Educational Project (JEP). Photo by Carlos Puma.

Naming Gift for JEP Library

March 19, 2013

Marking the first naming of a space in the JEP House, the Tesoriero family has designated funds from their USC Associates Provost-level membership to advance this community-based program. The Tesoriero’s gift will… more>

categories: joint educational project, diversity, community engagement

tags: gift, joint educational project, literacy

<em>The Thieves</em>, directed by Choi Dong-hoon, a blockbuster in Korea, follows the actions and double-dealings of two professional jewelry thieves. Choi spoke during the recent USC Korean Film Festival, co-organized by USC Dornsife’s Korean Studies Institute. Photo courtesy of Wellgo USC Entertainment.

Stealing the Spotlight

March 15, 2013

Korean film royalty visited campus earlier this month for the USC Korean Film Festival, organized by USC Dornsife’s Korean Studies Institute (KSI) and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The festival spotlighted the works… more>

categories: diversity

tags: david kang, film festival, korea, korean studies institute

Internship participant Jose Araujo from Cerrritos Community College works in the lab with USC Dornsife mentor Priscilla Antunez, a graduate student in the chemistry Ph.D. program and the recipient of an NSF graduate fellowship. Araujo's positive experiences during the internship inspired him to transfer to USC Dornsife where he is now majoring in chemistry. Photo by Richard Brutchey.

Climbing the STEM of Success

March 8, 2013

Jose Araujo had never considered going to graduate school for the simple reason he wasn’t aware it existed. The son of a construction worker, Araujo is today a first-generation college student in USC… more>

categories: research, diversity, graduate diversity

tags: chemistry, internship, mark thompson, national science foundation, research, richard brutchey, stephen bradforth

Barraclough (right) and Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity Laura Pulido at the ASE Ph.D. program's hooding ceremony in May 2006. Photo courtesy of Laura Barraclough.

Right On Track

March 1, 2013

Laura Barraclough has been pinching herself lately. Rather than concocting ill-fated New Year’s resolutions, she kicked off 2013 by accepting a dream job: a tenure-track faculty position as assistant professor of… more>

categories: alumni, diversity, graduate diversity

tags: american studies and ethnicity, faculty appointments, george sanchez, laura barraclough, laura pulido, nayan shah

Author Shoson Nagahara employed a gritty, proto-noir style in writing about Japanese immigrants living in 1920s Little Tokyo. This 1924 image, "Little Tokyo: An Alley" is one of the many historical photos printed in <em>Lament in the Night</em> (Kaya Press, 2012). Photo by Toyo Miyake, courtesy of Toyo Miyake Studio.

Lament in the Night

March 1, 2013

The man quietly passes through the shadows, hungrily seizing a half-rotten watermelon rind from the ground at the now-deserted marketplace, later retching miserably. After checking and rechecking his coin purse for any… more>

categories: writing program, diversity, comparative studies in literature and culture, community engagement

tags: huntington-usc institute on california and the west, japanese immigrants, kaya press, lament in the night, little tokyo, master of professional writing program, publication

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